Views about same-sex marriage among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by views about same-sex marriage

% of who believe in Heaven who …same-sex marriage

StateStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Alabama30%61%9%428
Alaska51%42%7%176
Arizona50%42%8%448
Arkansas34%55%11%258
California54%40%6%2,213
Colorado52%41%7%291
Connecticut66%31%3%237
Delaware50%45%5%224
District of Columbia51%35%14%181
Florida46%45%9%1,367
Georgia39%54%7%747
Hawaii47%40%12%186
Idaho39%46%15%221
Illinois53%39%8%929
Indiana40%49%11%496
Iowa46%47%7%241
Kansas49%43%8%231
Kentucky31%57%12%355
Louisiana36%56%8%367
Maine58%36%6%177
Maryland51%41%9%416
Massachusetts62%28%10%368
Michigan48%45%7%707
Minnesota53%40%6%411
Mississippi28%63%9%269
Missouri43%51%6%489
Montana47%40%13%204
Nebraska44%50%5%242
Nevada46%48%7%202
New Hampshire60%34%5%164
New Jersey51%40%9%606
New Mexico37%53%10%199
New York55%37%8%1,249
North Carolina40%51%9%774
North Dakota44%49%7%267
Ohio45%47%8%862
Oklahoma38%54%8%310
Oregon49%45%6%229
Pennsylvania46%44%11%977
Rhode Island58%35%7%207
South Carolina34%60%7%386
South Dakota47%47%6%233
Tennessee30%63%8%531
Texas40%52%8%1,918
Utah43%53%4%238
Vermont66%29%5%155
Virginia41%52%7%622
Washington48%41%11%419
West Virginia34%57%10%251
Wisconsin50%45%5%423
Wyoming46%45%9%236
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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